Text Types
This informal text type is a self-reflection to oneself.
Diary
A dash is also know by this more formal name.
A Hyphen
What do we call the verb tense where something is ongoing? (2 possible answers)
Progressive or Continuous
What kind of sentence contains multiple independent clauses?
A Compound sentence
What does "register" refer to in English B?
The formality of a text.
This text type is similar to instructions but with less imperative language.
Guidelines
This will often be used at the end of a sentence to replace a period but with greater emphasis.
An Exclamation Mark
What is the verb tense for something that started and ended in the past?
The Past Perfect
What kind of sentence contains at least one independent and one dependent clause?
A Complex sentence
According to the IB, what constitutes a "text"?
Anything which conveys information
This text type can be found online as a way for an individual to express themselves to a larger community.
Blog
An ampersand can replace which English word?
And
What are the special verbs called for sentences that deal with possibilities?
Modals
What is the maximum length of an English sentence?
Infinite-there is no rule preventing additional clauses to any sentence.
What does the term "literal" mean?
This text type combines a magazine article with a conversation.
Embedded Interview
This common punctuation mark often comes before lists.
A Colon
What verb tense started in the past and keeps on going?
The Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive
What kind of sentence contains an order, which allows for the subject to be assumed?
Imperative
Metaphors and similes are examples of what kind of language?
Figurative language
What 5 questions are typically answered in a newspaper article? (100 for each)
Who, what, when, where, and how
What punctuation mark can separate independent clauses in the same sentence?
A Semi-Colon
Which rarely used verb tense deals with impossible "ifs"?
The Subjunctive
What kind of sentence switches the active noun to an object?
A Passive Voice sentence (just Passive is ok)
What is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in the English language?
Go!